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The Wisdom of Slowing Down & Resting — A Daylong Meditation Retreat

🗓 Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025
🕙 Time: 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM EST
📍 Location: Rising Fawn Gardens

Description:
Take a restorative pause from life’s busyness at The Wisdom of Slowing Down & Resting, a daylong meditation retreat focused on cultivating Patience (Khanti Parami). When we feel swept up in urgency or restlessness, slowing down becomes an act of compassion—allowing the heart and mind (citta) to return to balance and clarity.

Held in noble silence, this retreat will include alternating sessions of sitting and walking meditation, mindful movement, teachings, and reflections. A mid-day lunch break will offer the chance to practice mindful eating. The day will conclude with an optional discussion on integrating mindfulness and patience into daily life.

Participants are encouraged to bring their own lunch and any props for meditation. Chairs, bolsters, and blankets will be provided. Comfortable clothing and walking shoes are recommended. Some prior meditation experience is suggested, but all are welcome.

Tickets:
💰 $40 per person (covers venue rental and credit card fees)
There will also be an opportunity to offer dana—a traditional Buddhist practice of generosity—to the teacher at the end of the retreat.

Financial Assistance:
Work-study scholarships are available for those in need. Please reach out for details.

Cancellation Policy:
CIMC has a no-refund policy. If extenuating circumstances arise, your $40 credit can be applied toward a future retreat.

Facilitator:
🧘‍♀️ Janka Livoncova
Janka Livoncova is an Insight Meditation Teacher and Somatic Movement Educator, serving as the guiding teacher for Chattanooga Insight Meditation Community and a core teacher for Sacred Mountain Sangha. She is a graduate of Spirit Rock’s two-year Community Dharma Leaders program and the Dharmapala training with Kittisaro and Thanissara.

Questions?
📧 Email: janka@breathingbody.net